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Genetically engineered fruit flies could save cropsReleasing genetically engineered fruit flies into the wild could prove to be a cheap, effective and environmentally friendly way of pest control according to scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxitec Ltd.http://phys.org/news327075038.html
BiologyTue, 12 Aug 2014 19:00:02 ESTnews327075038Researchers demonstrate improved appeal of sterile flies that save cropsIrradiated, sterile flies dropped over seaports and agricultural areas to mate with unsuspecting females save food crops and millions of dollars in prevented infestations and the ensuing eradication efforts.http://phys.org/news312721535.html
BiologyThu, 27 Feb 2014 11:50:02 ESTnews312721535Advance promises to expand biological control of crop pestsA new discovery promises to allow expanded use of a mainstay biological pest control method, which avoids the health, environmental and pest-resistance concerns of traditional insecticides, scientists are reporting. The advance toward broadening applicability of the so-called sterile insect technique (SIT) appears in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology.http://phys.org/news279977341.html
BiologyWed, 13 Feb 2013 11:50:02 ESTnews279977341Meddling with male malaria mosquito 'mating plug' to control an epidemicUsing information about the unique mating practices of the male malaria mosquito &#8213; which, unlike any other insect, inserts a plug to seal its sperm inside the female &#8213; scientists are zeroing in on a birth-control drug for Anopheles mosquitoes, deadly carriers of the disease that threatens 3 billion people, has infected more than 215 million and kills 655,000 annually.http://phys.org/news264646203.html
BiologyMon, 20 Aug 2012 02:00:01 ESTnews264646203New rearing system may aid sterile insect technique against mosquitoesScientists at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency have developed a larval rearing unit based on a tray and rack system that is expected to be able to successfully rear rear 140,000-175,000 adult mosquitoes per rack.http://phys.org/news255585156.html
BiologyMon, 07 May 2012 04:53:03 ESTnews255585156Using radiation to sterilize insect pests may protect California fruits and vegetablesA new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows that radiation can be used to effectively sterilize the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an insect pest found in Australia, New Zealand, California, Hawaii, Sweden, and the British Isles. The light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), feeds on apples, pears, stonefruits, citrus, grapes, berries and many other plants. A native of Australia, it has been found in California since 2007. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has spent more than $70 million in CDFA and USDA funds to eradicate the LBAM, and estimates that failure to eradicate it could cost California growers over $133 million per year.http://phys.org/news241898396.html
BiologyWed, 30 Nov 2011 18:00:05 ESTnews241898396An organic approach to pest control -- releasing super-sexed (but sterile) male insectsAn improved method for sustainable pest control using "super-sexed" but sterile male insects to copulate with female ones is being developed by agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The scientists thus hope to offer yet another efficient and promising avenue for supplying produce to the market by eliminating pests without damage to the environment.http://phys.org/news188038133.html
BiologyWed, 17 Mar 2010 09:49:29 ESTnews188038133ARS Scientists Help Fight Damaging Moth in Africa(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have launched a preemptive strike to combat the false codling moth, a major pest in its native Africa.http://phys.org/news179765919.html
BiologyFri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:05 ESTnews179765919Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.http://phys.org/news178541680.html
Medicine & HealthFri, 27 Nov 2009 10:57:30 ESTnews178541680Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria elimination?The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to the problem of malaria in Africa. A new supplement, published in BioMed Central's open access Malaria Journal, reviews the history of the technique, and features details about aspects of its application in the elimination of malaria.http://phys.org/news177593468.html
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